Tania Banerjee
Tania Banerjee is a travel writer from Mumbai who chases stories on destinations, communities, arts and crafts and food. She runs a travels blog Azure Sky Follows with her husband. She writes extensively on India. You can follow her on Instagram, Youtube, Facebook and Twitter.
Articles by Tania Banerjee
Romans, cathedrals, and fairytales
By Tania BanerjeeThe air hangs heavy with moisture. The illusion of stillness is the prelude before the story unfolds. Frowns appear in the sky. 2,000 years ago, the dramatic sky would have convinced the inhabitants of God’s wrath. Redundant chimneys of the slate-roofed houses stand as remnants of the past, but they … Read more
Spain Architecture History The Arts
Far-east in Turkey: Sanliurfa city
By Tania BanerjeeA flood of flat-roofed buildings stands in sharp contrast to the blurry outlines of the distant hills. A chaos of dish TV antennas rules the rooftops. Several minarets of mosques stab the horizon. In southeastern Turkey, just 56 kilometres away from the Syrian border, from the window of my accommodation, … Read more
Middle East Architecture History
Mahabaleshwar: A Tranquil Getaway in the Western Ghats of India
By Tania BanerjeeSunlight streamed in as I parted the window curtains of the double-decker luxury bus my husband and I were taking from Mumbai to the popular summer destination of Mahabaleshwar, 264 kilometers East of India’s biggest city. Outside, low-hanging tufts of clouds touched the opulent carpet of green that rolled down … Read more
India Agritourism Off the Beaten Path History